page_title: Cultural diplomacy
section_title: Exchanges
hierarchical_section_title: Cultural diplomacy / Tools and examples / Exchanges
caption_attribution_description: English: Riccardo Giacconi receiving the 2003 National Medal of Science Français&#160;: Riccardo Giacconi recevant la National Medal of Science de 2003
context_page_description: Cultural diplomacy is a type of public diplomacy and soft power that includes the "exchange of ideas, information, art, language and other aspects of culture among nations and their peoples in order to foster mutual understanding". The purpose of cultural diplomacy is for the people of a foreign nation to develop an understanding of the nation's ideals and institutions in an effort to build broad support for economic and political goals. In essence "cultural diplomacy reveals the soul of a nation", which in turn creates influence. Though often overlooked, cultural diplomacy can and does play an important role in achieving national security efforts.
context_section_description: The usefulness of exchanges is based on two assumptions- some form of political intent lies behind the exchange and the result will have some sort of political effect.  The idea is that exchanges will create a network of influential people abroad that will tie them to their host country and will appreciate their host country more due to their time spent there.  Exchanges generally take place at a young age, giving the host country the opportunity to create an attachment and gain influence at a young impressionable age.
  An example of the possible usefulness of exchanges is provided by the United States Fulbright Program.  Some statistics include:
  59 alumni from 14 countries have been awarded the Nobel Prize
  82 alumni have received Pulitzer Prizes
  37 Fulbright alumni have served as heads of state or government
  Some Prominent Fulbright alumni include: 
  Garry Conille, Former Prime Minister of Haiti
  Muhammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient
  John Atta Mills, President of Ghana
  Lee Evans, Olympic Gold Medalist
  Riccardo Giacconi, physicist and 2002 Nobel Laureate
  Renée Fleming, soprano
  Jonathan Franzen, writer
  This is not to say that exchanges guarantee that participants will look favorably upon their host nation, but the hope is that they will.
caption: Riccardo Giacconi
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